Effects of cover crops on the nitrogen fluxes in a silage maize production system

Netherlands Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 293-315

  Schroder J J ^a   Van Dijk, W ^b   De Groot, W J M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Applied Research for Arable Farming and Field Production of Vegetables PAV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Apparent recovery; Cover crop; Fertilizer value; Maize; Nitrate leaching; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

EID: 4243152029     PISSN: 00282928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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